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3.00 Credits
In this course, we deconstruct the classical approaches to the anthropology of the self or person by viewing them as an attempt to apply an historically derived Western concept of a bounded individual to non-Western societies. Instead, we take the approach that cultures universally make a distinction between an internal and external self, but relate them differently. The main contrast will be that between those societies/cultures which emphasize a continuity between the internal and external self and those societies/cultures which emphasize a discontinuity. We look at Western attempts to create a unified self by focusing on tropes of interiority and linking the interior to the exterior. We look at some non-Western cases where a clear distinction between an internal and external self is emphasized, and where maintaining that distinction is viewed positively, not pathologically. Hopefully, this approach will provide a more complex contrast than that provided by the application of a singular concept of the self cross-culturally.
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3.00 Credits
This course looks at issues in human interaction with environment and resources from a cross-cultural perspective. Anthropological approaches to environment will be presented along with ethnographic examples from various types of societies around the world. Assignments will encourage students to apply this knowledge both to their own community and to environmental concerns on a global scale.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the science of linguistics, focusing on the social and cultural aspects of language. Topics to be considered are: 1) language and human nature; 2) linguistic and non-linguistic forms of communication; 3) literate and oral cultures; 4) the basic components of language; 5) meaning in language and speech; 6) language differentiation along sociological lines (race, class, gender, etc.); and 7) the relationship between language and cultural knowledge systems, especially those of non-Western cultures.
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3.00 Credits
See course description for SOC 303.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the science and art of museums from the perspective of social science. The seminar will have two elements: First, we will explore how social theory has shaped the conception and arrangement of cultural properties from the curio cabinets of Victorian gentlemen to virtual museums accessible on the Internet. Museums are themselves a cultural artifact, produced in specific milieus. We will examine how Europeans’ conceptions of other peoples and their theories concerning the similarities and differences of these peoples have shaped museum collections and displays of artifacts over time. We will also consider issues such as ethics, cultural sensitivity, funding, methods of collecting, and the return of cultural properties to their original owners in light of contemporary political and social movements. Secondly, we will visit physical museums in the Syracuse area as well as virtual museums throughout the world (via computer) as a way of investigating the philosophies and purposes of the museum from their curators. We will be examining the collections first-hand in order to produce a critical analysis of each collection. Please note that this course involves field work at museum sites. This will usually be done on Saturday mornings. Students who take this course will be expected to be available at these times. Initial computer competence is not necessary for this course.
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3.00 Credits
See course description for REL 323.
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3.00 Credits
See course description for REL 315.
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3.00 Credits
This course takes its subtitle from E. E. Evans-Prichard’s classic monograph on religion among the Azande of East Africa. We will concern ourselves with the variety of ways in which anthropology understands and interprets religious phenomena. Our focus will be on the phenomenon of religion within the context of specific cultures and the theoretical understandings of religion provided by anthropology in analyzing what have been characterized as “primitive” (read primary)cultures. We will also examine how Western science and society have utilized the religions of non-Western societies to both understand, and, in the contemporary era, redefine themselves. We begin the course with examining anthropological theories concerning religion and end with an intensive case study of the Azande of East Africa, applying what we have learned to Evans-Prichard’s data and analysis.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
A student who wishes to pursue an independent study project in anthropology for academic credit must submit, prior to registration, a proposed plan of study that includes the topic to be studied and goal to be achieved, the methodology to be followed, schedule of supervision, end product, evaluation procedure and number of credits sought. The proposal must be approved by the supervising faculty member, the department chair and the dean of arts and sciences. It will be kept on file in the dean of arts and sciences’ office.
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3.00 Credits
Courses in this series offer an in-depth exploration of specific issues and topics within the various subspecialties of anthropology in which the department’s faculty specialize as well as topics of current interest to instructors or students. These courses are intended for students who wish to pursue their studies in a particular field beyond the basic courses offered in the regular curriculum.
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